Metallic washtub-cover.



I No. 885,707. PATENTED APR. 21, 1908.

W. H. RAMSDELL, DBOD. e H BRUCE ADMINISTRATOR METALLIC WASHTUB COVER.APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24 1905 U I gNVENTOE:

WITNESSES:

PATENT, OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. RAMSDELL, OF NEW YORK, NJ. Y.';

GEORGE Hi BRUCE ADMINISTRATOR OF' SAID WILLIAM H. RAMSDELL, DECEASED.

. METALLIC wAsnrUB-covnni Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented April 21, 1908.

Application filed June 24, 1905. Serial No. 266,827.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that 1, WILLIAM H. 'RAMs- DELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residin at New York, in the county of New York an State of NewYork, have invented newand strength and to decrease the expense attend-1 their manufacture.

ith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as'thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed as a practical embodiment thereofi1 'd f n t eaccom an rawing orming part of this speciiicati i -Figure 1 is an underplan view of a washtub cover constructed in accordance with theinvention. Fig. 2

-' is a top lan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a section on t e line 3-3 ofFig. 1.

and 6 are views similar to Figs. 1 and '2 respectively of a modifiedconstruction. Fig.

and Fig. 8

7 is a section on line 7.7, Fig. 5,

is asection on line 8-8, Fig. 6'.

Like reference numerals indicate corre- 3 5 sponding parts inthediflerent figures ofv the drawin As s own. in the drawi the improvedcover comprises a body portlon 1 having the central portion thereofstamped down as in- 40 dicated at 2 in order to take up any slack in themetal and to render the cover as rigid as possible. The front and rearedges of the cover 1 are bent to form casings 3, 4 in which suitablemater'ia The filling piece 5' at the rear edge of the cover is ada tedto receive the screws 6 which are used or holding the hinges 7 inposition. The side edges of the cover 1 are bent to form casings 8 whlchrender the cover strong and rigid. The casings Fig. 4 is a' section onthe line 4-4 of Fig. 2. Figs. 5

pieces 5 ofwood or other '3 and 4 at the front and rear of the cover areformed with wings 9 which overlap the side casings 8 as shown clearly inFig. 1, and are overlapping seam which is thus formed at each corner ofthe cover renders the same much more stro and rigid than would bepossible if. straig t seams were employed. he forward casing 3preferably is provlded with rubber buffers usual purpose. The modifi (1construction illustrated by Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive is practically thesame 'as that shown in Figs-1 to 4, exce t that the .side casings 8 aredispensed-wit and the side edges of the cover 1 are bent inwardlyuponthemselves to form flat strengthening members 11 composed of twothicknesses of metal as shown. 'The modified construction furtherdiffers from the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 to. 4, in that onlthe rear casing 4 is provided with a ling piece 5, the front casing 3being empt as shown, in order to decrease the weight 0 thecover and theexpense attending'itsmanufacture. The filhng piece 5 is employed, aspreviously described to receive the screws 6 of the hinges 7. Theimproved cover .of this invention is strong, simple, durable andinexpensive in construction.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as newis; f

A rectangular metallic wash tub cover comprising the body-thereof havinga central depression the surrounding marginal edge;

of the cover being bent angularly to provi rectangular casingswhichserve to reinforce the same, the front and rear casings serv'in toreceive a filling of fibrous material, an said front and rear casingshaving reinforcing strips 11 their under surfaces, and cushions secure ato the op osite ends of \the front reinforcing strip, su stantially asspecified.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' WILLIAM H. RAMSDELL.

Witnesses: i

W. H. OLXRKE,

H. G. Hosn.

soldered securely to said side casings. The i or cushions 10, for the 60

